and had a casual lunch this week with president obama. a lovely lunch outside. she met with vice president biden. i think we're creeping pretty fast to 2016. >> yeah, and i would say, look, this election is three years away, and, you know, hillary has done a fantastic job. i did work for hillary. i should say that. she's done a fantastic job. i don't think people are going to make any connection between the mayor's race now and 2016, 2015. that's a lifetime in politics, and i actually think this week demonstrated how much unity there is on the democratic side versus the republican side. she was able to come here. there's strong support for her. she's able to have lunch with the president, vice president, colleagues of hers, you know, i think she has a lot of strength going forward. >> do you think republicans will forget about the anthony weiner scandal and how hillary clinton may or may not tie into that with huma? >> i gather the theory is not that republicans might not forget but that this reminds the country -- i love the word reminds the country of the seam